days on end
idiom
: several or many days in a row
Sometimes they didn't speak to each other for days on end.
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Still, the flurry of heat records toppled in recent weeks has left many experts stunned, since days on end of such high temperatures in October is rare.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
But, given the persistent behavior for days on end, that explanation seems statistically unlikely.
—Joanna Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
That was a song that was living in my brain for days and days on end, and the piano is scored very, very specifically.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
The mere thought of being and sleeping on a boat for days on end makes my chest tighten.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
But, given the persistent behavior for days on end, that explanation seems statistically unlikely.
—Joanna Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
That was a song that was living in my brain for days and days on end, and the piano is scored very, very specifically.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
The mere thought of being and sleeping on a boat for days on end makes my chest tighten.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Days on end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/days%20on%20end. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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